Demonstrators Represent Bremer At Iowa State Fair
Bremer county 4 H teams earned blue ribbons at the county fair and will represent at the Iowa State Fair. Barbara Burman Helen Beam and Marlys Heine Marlys Wente will perform demonstrations on Refurnishing by Refinishing and Aid that Comes First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Burman
Helen Beam
T.N.T
Bremer County
TNT Club
Marlys Heine
Marlys Wente
Barbara
Helen
Marlys
Ruth Reiter
Mary Werner
Franklin Blue Belles
Dairy Cattle Congress
Mary Monaghan
Waverettes
Ellen
Mary Maloy
B-Square
Betty Judas
Kendra Mueller
Elaine Eick
Carol Warnke
Barbara Bockhaus
Eleanore Hirsch
Phyllis Kappmeyer
Geraldine Kelsey
Biz-E-Bees
Joanne Hildebrandt
Karla Nicklaus
Janet Hildebrandt
Suzanne Towne
Jean Ambrose
Kay Barry
Tripoli
Sharon Leistikow
Franklin
Ruth Juhl
Virginia Omelik
Sally Love
Janet Wittenburg
Nancy Matthias
Mary Ann Steege
Patricia Andors
Jefferson Jills
Carol Tiedt
Marilyn Meier
Maxfield Merry Maids
Two Tripoli Golfers Win Prizes in Sumner Tourney
Two Tripoli golfers won prizes at the Meadowbrook Invitational in Sumner. Eldon R. Shriver finished second in the fourth flight with 123 for 27 holes, and Bill Buckley was runner up in the fifth flight with 130. Other Tripoli participants were J. P. Snelling and John Mullen. Duff Lawrence of Phoenix won the event, tying Don Narveson of Waterloo after 27 holes with 103 and then clinching the playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon R. Shriver
Bill Buckley
Tripoli
J. P. Snelling
John Mullen
Duff Lawrence
Phoenix
Ariz
Don Narveson
Waterloo
Sumner and Janesville Set for Waterloo Tourney Semi Final
Bremer county's two entries in the Waterloo Courier Tournament of Champions won Monday and will meet Friday in Waterloo. Sumner, Cedar Valley league champions, defeated New Hampton 6 1 as John Chezik pitched three hits and Ray Siegfried drove in three. Janesville, Orphan league champions, edged Meyer 1 0 with Stan Chapin earning the win despite three teammates sidelined by injuries. Ralph Fink visited Cedar Rapids with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Sumner
New Hampton
Cubs
Janesville
Meyer
John Chezik
Ray Siegfried
Stan Chapin
Town Hall Calendar for August Events
Saturday August 20 features a music event and Tuesday August 23 lists a sports men’s club meeting at Town Hall. The items are listed under the town hall calendar.
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Sell in Waterloo
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Sell hosted a Sunday dinner and supper in honor of Mrs. Sell's upcoming birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lobeck, Lawrence Gebert, Mrs. Maria Gebert and Gary, and Werner Sell of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Lobeck
Lawrence Gebert
Maria Gebert
Gary
Werner Sell
Waterloo
Conrad Sell
Mrs. Sell
Johnson Johnston Reunion Sunday At Waverly Park
The Johnson Johnston family reunion at Waverly Tourist park drew 108 relatives. The oldest member was 81 year old Angeline Lindfield of Tripoli and the youngest was nine month old Rodney Johnson son of Lawrere and Mrs. Johnson of Evansdale. New officers elected were president Mrs Orlin Kelling secretary Mrs Carl Holschlag and treasurer Very Johnson. The 1956 reunion will be at Waverly Tourist park with attendees from Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson - Johnston
Waverly
Angeline Lindfield
Tripoli
Rodney
Lawrere Johnson
Evansdale
Orlin Kelling
Carl Holschlag
New Hampton
Very Johnson
Charles City
Hancock
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Rockford, Ill
Staples
Minn
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Frederika
Sumner
Kaye Sell Visits Grandparents This Week
Kaye Sell of Clarion is spending the week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fd Bany and Sandra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye Sell
Clarion
Mrs. Fd Bany
Sandra
Rural Schools Set to Open August 29 for About 1000 Pupils
Bremer county rural schools will reopen Aug. 29 with an expected enrollment of about 1,000 children. Four more schools join the roster this year Fremont 6 and 8 and Maxfield 1 and 2, returning to independent status after the Readlyn Consolidated District was dissolved by a Iowa Supreme Court decision. New teachers include Mrs. Martha Johnson and Mrs. Marcella Bates at Fremont and Mrs. Gertrude Dickman and Mrs. Mabel Clark at Maxfield. Fourteen other new teachers continue the staff expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Robert Gaard
Fremont
Maxfield
Readlyn
Iowa Supreme Court
Martha Johnson
Tripoli
Marcella Bates
Denver
Gertrude Dickman
Waverly
Mabel Clark
Waterloo
County hires include several women teachers this fall
Gaard lists applicants and assigns classrooms noting Helen Dreyer Tripoli Douglas 6 and others from Waverly Sumner Plainfield Polk. He estimates 114 first graders 120 second 104 third 106 sixth 85 eighth remains to be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaard
Helen Dreyer
Tripoli
Douglas
Margaret Wright
Sonia
Lloyd Carpenter
Waverly
Horton
Dorothy Jrickman
Sumner
Dayton No
Amy Woods
Dayton
James Zwanziger
Plainfield
Polk
Irene Konarske
Irene Judas
Armour Heidt
Jefferson
Arnold Meyerhog Relyn
Chetgtin Sipton
Warren Ip
Martha Menzel
Mats Waverly
Ren
Ann Huck
Bernice Murry Sumner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bremer
LeLand Bergmann
Bergmann
J. C. Ruehs
Orlyn Bergmann
Independence
Carl Schwemm
Ted Schwemm
H. W. Bergmann
Meadowbrook
Ralph Fink
Malinda Fink
City Laundering Co
HUB Tavern
Music, Inc
Sportsmen’s Club
Johnson-Johnston
Waverly Park
Wayside Inn
Golden
Swift
Essex
Little Pig
Boston Butt
Westgate Longhorn
Golden Valley
Ah Een
Piri
A. Wae
Crisco
POST
Pillsbury’s
Maine Oil
California
Lett
Sherry
Sumner, Iowa
the Legion Hall
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